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Scales of memory : constitutional justice and historical evil / Justin Collings.
Series: Oxford comparative constitutionalism: ; Oxford scholarship online: Publisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2021Edition: First edition.Description: 1 online resource (368 pages).Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9780191890963 (ebook) :.Subject(s): Constitutional history -- United States
| Constitutional history -- Germany | Constitutional history -- South Africa | Slavery -- Law and legislation -- United States | National socialism -- Germany | Apartheid -- South AfricaAdditional Physical Form: Print version : 9780198858850DDC classification: 342.029 Online resources: Oxford scholarship online Summary: This monograph explores how the constitutional courts in the United States, Germany, and South Africa have invoked slavery, Nazism, and apartheid - three historical evils - as an aid in constitutional interpretation. It examines how the memory of evil pasts moulds constitutional meaning in the contested present.
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| ebook | House of Lords Library - Palace Online access | 1 | Available |
This edition also issued in print: 2021.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
This monograph explores how the constitutional courts in the United States, Germany, and South Africa have invoked slavery, Nazism, and apartheid - three historical evils - as an aid in constitutional interpretation. It examines how the memory of evil pasts moulds constitutional meaning in the contested present.
Specialized.
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on January 12, 2021).